In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
There are a lot of buzzwords used by businesses to try and convince shareholders and customers that they are forward looking, edgy, and prepared for the future. Among those buzzwords, none is
“The world is on the threshold of a new era of innovation and change with the rise of the Industrial Internet,” writes General Electric’s Peter C. Evans, Director of Global Strategy and
“The future is here and it is connected,” writes Eva Milko (@evamilko).[1] Milko envisions a future that moves beyond “the internet economy” to an economy that is even more connected. She foresees
Last fall, Neil Z. Stern (@neilstern1), a senior partner of McMillanDoolittle, had the opportunity to visit a unique store in Amsterdam called Bilder & DeClerq. Stern reports, “Each day, the store offers
Most of the recent articles about smart cities have originated in (or are about) India, where the Prime Minister has vowed to create 100 smart cities. Unlike projects aimed at creating smart
In Part 3 of this series of articles about machine learning, I emphasized the growing belief that insights obtained using big data analytics (in the words of Narendra Mulani [@npmulani]), are the
This article is a continuation of a discussion on machine learning that I began in two other articles with the same title (Part 1 and Part 2). “As data is transformed into
The growth of additive manufacturing (i.e., producing products using 3D printers) has been stunning. Not long ago, 3D printers were a novelty that printed small plastic figurines. Today, 3D printers are producing
AMC’s television series “Mad Men” ended on a delightful up note. The fictional lead character of the series, advertising executive Don Draper, was a master of ad copy and the sales pitch.
Almost every country in the world celebrates a national holiday that recognizes its independence, founding, or heritage. In the United States, that day is Independence Day (aka the Fourth of July). Noted
“With the Middle East and north Africa now engulfed in multiple wars,” writes Borzou Daragahi (@borzou), “businesses and investors are having to readapt, retool and reassess, providing a business school case study
The rapid spread of mobile technologies (especially the smartphone) has mostly obliterated the traditional path to purchase for both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. Like it or not, the digital path
